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Accused kidnapper arrested

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -  A South Dakota man accused of kidnapping hiselderly mother from an assisted-living facility in Great Falls wasarrested, along with his daughter, Wednesday while trying to...

What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Meet Orange Julius on the hill

During the warm days I fell into a smoothie kick. I did raspberry and strawberry. But these fruity drinks only spawned memories of the classic orange smooth and frothy Orange Julius that you get...

Rail festival in Carson City and Virginia City

The 6th Annual Virginia City/Carson City Railfest – a celebration of trains and the Virginia & Truckee Railroad is Aug. 13-14. Events take place all day both days in Virginia City and Carson Cit...

Court halts dismantling of California

By Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle. The state Supreme Court put the brakes Thursday on a plan to dismantle redevelopment agencies in California, posing yet another challenge to California's ...

Route, fare changes planned for BlueGo

BlueGo bus routes and fares are likely to be tweaked by the Tahoe Transportation District board of trustees at their meeting this morning. The changes, if approved, would go into effect after Labor Da...

Zephyr Cove doesn't have fuel for private boaters

If we are unable to accommodate private boaters, we will direct them to one of the other marinas,” David Freireich, spokesman for Aramark, told Lake Tahoe News. The Dixie is having to fuel up at Lak...

Reading, signing of book about Fallen Leaf Lake

Author Janet Kaidantzis will sign her book “Fallen Leaf, A Lake and its People: at the Lake Tahoe Museum on Aug. 19 form 3-6pm. The cover says, “From the Washoe to the pioneering families of Natha...

A filling lineup for North Shore food and wine

The 26th Annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival, considered one of Lake Tahoe's premier gourmet events, is scheduled for Sept. 9-11 at the Village at Northstar in Truckee. The three-day e...

Positive earnings report for Liberty Energy's

Liberty Energy provides electricity to the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin as well as to Alpine County. Officials said the increase in revenue over 2010 is primarily the result of a subsidiary...

Tahoe Fund aims to be conduit to bring cash to basin

The nonprofit Tahoe Fund will announce funding for its first basin project at a fundraising dinner on Lake Tahoe's West Shore next week. The Tahoe Fund, formed about a year ago, plans to raise muc...

Opinion: New governance vital to balance Tahoe's future

Conflicts between California and Nevada over how to manage Lake Tahoe are severely hindering effective management of a unique resource shared by the two states. It has been widely suggested that the i...

Paper or plastic?

TAHOE/TRUCKEE - You faithful readers will recall that a year and a half ago we were critical of a Court of Appeal decision allowing a consortium of plastic bag manufacturers to sue under the Califo...

Food bank offering free farmers market

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Food Bank of El Dorado County, in partnership with California Emergency FoodLink will provide its first free farmers market of the season Aug. 19 in South Lake Tahoe....

Dental office gets ready for patient appreciation barbecue

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - The staff of Zephyr Cove/ Arrowhead Dental Centers get ready for their patient appreciation barbecue from noon to 3 p.m., Aug. 21 at Round Hill Pines beach Resort. All patien...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: High beams unnecessary

I'm normally a big fan of our law enforcement agencies, but recently I've had some experiences that make me question my loyalty. I work a very early shift that puts me on the road at the same time ...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Raising taxes hurts economy

Mr. Eric Bickett misunderstands the message from conservatives about holding the line on taxing the so-called "wealthy." In his letter of Aug. 5, he used the phrase "...refuse to invest in the econ...

SIROTA: Collateral damage in the war on anonymity

From warrantless wiretapping to ever-present surveillance cameras, our world is right now in the midst of a long war on anonymity.In the media and political arenas, we've seen paparazzi culture fam...

Measure R ready for November ballot

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bike paths and ball fields will be on the ballot come November.The three-member South Lake Tahoe Recreational Facilities Joint Powers Authority unanimously voted Wedne...

Tahoe Visitor's Authority prepares bid for Amgen 2012

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though the overall start has already been awarded, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority is preparing a bid for any stage of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California."We want to ...

International dignitaries visit Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - International dignitaries from Armenia, Finland, Kenya, and Japan, traveled to Lake Tahoe as part of an American tour organized by the Northern Nevada International Cente...

Feinstein: Public dollars will be scarce

HOMEWOOD - The 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit may not be a typical glad-handing event, featuring congressional delegates and state and local leaders trumpeting their ability to secure millions fo...

Fewer hikers expected to finish Pacific Crest Trail this year

With a long-lasting snowpack up high and an extra short window for success, this year has been especially tough for the intrepid few who planned to trek the entire 2,650-mile span of the Pacific...

Fewer hikers expected to finish Pacific Crest Trail this year

With a long-lasting snowpack up high and an extra short window for success, this year has been especially tough for the intrepid few who planned to trek the entire 2,650-mile span of the Pacific...

MontBleu's parent company reports $2.7 mil

By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun. Casino operator Tropicana Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas reported a second quarter loss Tuesday as business deteriorated at its properties in Atlantic City and Nevada. ...

Protection against new drinking water standards

By Jeff McMahon, Forbes. Millions of Americans have been ingesting them for years—perchlorate, hexavalent chromium, volatile organic compounds—not because they're safe, but because they are am...

Demolition begins start of park in South Tahoe

Edgewood Companies is in the process of permitting a neighborhood park at the Bonanza site. In a partnership with South Lake Tahoe, the company will donate 1 acre to the city for the new park. ...Lake...

South Tahoe giving people a reason to visit New Year's Eve

Lake Tahoe Community College board of trustees on Tuesday unanimously agreed to partner with South Lake Tahoe to bring Snowball Music Fest to the campus as well as the neighboring joint use ball field...

South Tahoe murder suspect released from jail

A spokeswoman for the El Dorado County District Attorney's Office told Lake Tahoe News her office is waiting for the police department to finalize reports before they would contemplate issuing a c...

Tahoe-Douglas fire chief calling it quits after 33 years

In 1979 he moved to Lake Tahoe, starting at Tahoe-Douglas as a firefighter. Shortly thereafter Nevada mandated ambulances be staffed with paramedics, so he and five others became certified. He worked ...

Social Scene: Oscar de la Renta dazzles at Lake Tahoe fashion show

TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Nobody does it like Oscar de la Renta. Five hundred and forty people were enrapt for 20 minutes during the Saks Fifth Avenue presented fashion show for the League to Save La...

Postal Service considers cutting 120,000 jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - The financially strapped U.S. Postal Service is considering cutting as many as 120,000 jobs.Facing a second year of losses totaling $8 billion or more, the agency also wants to pu...

Drug store, gaming and restaurant slated for former Bill's building

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Good bye Bill. Hello Dotty.After more than a year and a half, new tenants have been confirmed for the building previously occupied by Bill's Casino.A CVS drug store, a...

OBITUARY: Janeen Strole Marshall Bates

Janeen died peacefully May 15, 2011 at her home, her "getaway on the creek," in Kagel Canyon, CA. Janeen was born February 22, 1949 and grew up in Sylmar, CA in the San Fernando Valley. A talent...

OBITUARY: Elizabeth Pastory

Elizabeth was born on February 1, 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts to Harry and Anne Kurkjian. She moved to Modesto California at an early age, where she attended school. After graduating high scho...

OBITUARY: Nancy Marie Prosser Sjogren

Nancy Marie Prosser Sjogren passed gracefully from her earthly home and into the arms of her heavenly father July 12, 2011.Born September 12, 1943 in Oakland, California to parents Charles and Mari...

OBITUARY: Betty Jean Thomas-Greenwood

Jean passed away on the first day of spring of this year. Jean came out to California as a teenager with her mother, father and four brothers in the late 1940's. On the way, she passed through T...

Nevada gaming: Stateline casinos see loss as fiscal year ends

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada casinos saw a nearly 16 percent jump in winnings for June, capping the fiscal year with signs that business is beginning to come back.Gaming Control Board Analyst Mike...

Reintroduction of Lahontan cutthroat trout should benefit anglers

TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) recently sent out a press release saying that it would be planting the area's only native trout, the Lahontan cutthroat trout (LCT), into ...

Swooping in: Lake Tahoe skydiving guru films commercial in Incline Village

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - JT Holmes glided down toward Hyatt Beach from high above Lake Tahoe's clear blue depths, his red skydiving jumpsuit and black parachute framed against a cloudless sky.As ...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Think before you call NDOW with bear calls

The Nevada Department of Wildlife has a little-publicized Three Strikes policy that broadly affects anyone who lives in bear country.According to Mike Dobel, NDOW Game Supervisor, "A bear shall be ...

Two headliners are better than one at the Improv

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - We have a strong week when it comes to comedy at the Improv, with two headliners on the same bill: Steve White and Mark Pitta. Steve has more movie credits than anyone...

Volunteers needed for trail building at Tahoe

Summer is here and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association is working hard to repair and improve the trail after the long winter. We are seeking volunteers in three major areas: trail maintenance, Rim t...

Comedians of 'Chelsea Lately' come to MontBleu

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is no need to adjust the television because "Chelsea Lately," the popular comedy program on E!, is coming to Tahoe.Actually, four cast members will perform Satur...

Q&A with Keb' Mo'

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Keb' Mo' released on Aug. 2 his first studio album since 2006, "The Reflection," on his new record label Yolabelle International...

Demolition begins start of park in South Tahoe

Edgewood Companies is in the process of permitting a neighborhood park at the Bonanza site In a partnership with South Lake Tahoe the company will donate 1 ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../demolition-begi...

Mayo Clinic orthopedist to lead South Shore practice

It's one of the reasons he moved to South Lake Tahoe. Even though he does not start as the director of Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine until next week ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../mayo-clini...

TahoeDouglas fire chief calling it quits after 33 years

Dramatic changes is how Guy LeFever describes what he has experienced in the 33 years he has worked for the TahoeDouglas Fire Protection District ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-douglas-fire-chief-...

Eldorado National Forest taps woman who knows

A woman who knows the Eldorado National Forest well has been tapped to be the forest supervisor for that region. Kathy Hardy replaces Ramiro Villalvazo who left in June for a position in the Forest Se...

Measure R to be on Nov. 8 ballot

... bike trails to be given funding for maintenance and more money for ball fields. The boundaries for the people paying the $18 a year fee are those who live within the Lake Tahoe Unified School Dist...

Tahoe Derby Dames to host contest

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Derby Dames will host the Central Coast Rough Diamonds at Bijou Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 20. Gates open at 4 p.m. and the bout begins at 5 p.m. Bleacher...

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